Information disclosure in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2017-12338
Published: December 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9486
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12338
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules
Nexus 7700 Series Switches
Nexus 7000 Series Switches
Nexus 6000 Series Switches
Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
Multilayer Director Switches
Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules
Nexus 7700 Series Switches
Nexus 7000 Series Switches
Nexus 6000 Series Switches
Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
Multilayer Director Switches
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software due to insufficient input validation for a specific CLI command. A local attacker can issue a specially crafted command on the CLI and read arbitrary files on the underlying local file system.
The weakness exists in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software due to insufficient input validation for a specific CLI command. A local attacker can issue a specially crafted command on the CLI and read arbitrary files on the underlying local file system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12338
Install update from vendor's website.